how long is transit to Canada running at the moment
#shipping-customs 2026-05-15
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- adelaide_assay — paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs 18:54
- area_percent — i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens 18:55
- ferrous_ash — do you use the same address every time 19:06
- adelaide_assay — what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier 20:23
- fibre_first — unrelated but is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it… 20:59
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
ask about reship
reship policies vary enormously. QSC honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
thats a stock split
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
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i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
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a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence
be patient with support
do you use the same address every time
d0 label created
d2 accepted, origin
d4 departed origin
d6 in transit
d6-16 nothing at all
d17 arrived destination country
d19 customs cleared
d21 deliveredsummer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
mine took 23 days
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
*that should say weekly
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
cold pack arrived warm after 4 days, does it matter
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
thats slower than usual
20:19ferrous_ash pinned a message
follow up does QYB actually honour a reship or is it decorative
what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier
d0 label created
d2 accepted, origin
d4 departed origin
d6 in transit
d6-16 nothing at all
d17 arrived destination country
d19 customs cleared
d21 deliveredparcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
[edited]customs charge came to £38, is that normal for Ireland
update from 19 months ago: the UK transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
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4 days to Japan with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
unrelated but is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
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courier or postal service, which has been better for Ireland
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
got a seizure letter, what actually happens next
i have lost 5 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
no wording advice here
ports do that
d0 label created
d2 accepted, origin
d4 departed origin
d6 in transit
d6-16 nothing at all
d17 arrived destination country
d19 customs cleared
d21 deliveredhas anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
powder is robust
coming back to this signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss